Police chief: 4th bombing shows 'different level of skill'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas' capital city was rocked by the fourth bombing this month, which injured two people and which the police chief says was caused by a tripwire and showed "a different level of skill" than the package bombs used in the three prior attacks.... Read More

The Latest: Police say men hurt in Austin blast had bikes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Latest on a fourth recent explosion in Austin, Texas (all times local):... Read More

El Paso County school tech chief arrested for stealing iPads

CLINT, Texas (AP) -- The 37-year-old chief technology officer for an El Paso County school district has been arrested for stealing as many as 150 iPads from the school system and reselling them.... Read More

Fire at exploded Texas chemical plant being allowed to burn

CRESSON, Texas (AP) -- A fire at a Texas chemical plant following an explosion last week is being allowed to burn itself out before authorities search for a missing worker who's presumed dead.... Read More

Dallas woman held for bringing boy, 14, into US illegally

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A 27-year-old Dallas woman is in federal custody on charges she tried to smuggle a 14-year-old boy into the U.S. from Mexico by using an illegal Georgia birth certificate.... Read More

Police chief: 4th bombing shows 'different level of skill'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Austin's capital city was rocked by the fourth bombing this month, which injured two people and which the police chief says was caused by a tripwire and showed "a different level of skill" than the package bombs used in the three prior attacks.... Read More

The Latest: College students warned to be wary after bombs

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Latest on a fourth recent explosion in Austin, Texas (all times local):... Read More

4 people injured when trains collide, derail in Kentucky

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) -- Two freight trains collided and derailed shortly before midnight, injuring four people and igniting a fire that forced nearby residents to evacuate, authorities said Monday.... Read More

Bridge collapse: Seconds separated those who lived and died

MIAMI (AP) -- They had just finished up lunch, and set off to run a humdrum errand: a drive to the travel agency to pick up airline tickets for their annual visit to their beloved homeland Cuba.... Read More

Some wanted shooting suspect forcibly committed in 2016

MIAMI (AP) -- Documents show some officials were so concerned about the mental stability of the student accused of last month's Florida high school rampage that they decided he should be forcibly committed. But the recommendation was never acted upon.... Read More